Dental Practice Front Office Supervisor

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine; Florida; Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) seeks a Patient Care Coordinator for its School of Dental Medicine to manage front office operations, schedule patients, balance cash and process insurance information.

You will work with faculty and students to ensure smooth patient flow, maintain HIPAA and FERPA compliance, use the AxiUm system, and support billing and data entry tasks in a fast-paced clinical environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Bilingual applicant preferred.
• AS or BS degree with 2–5 years’ experience in a similar role preferred.
• Computer and online knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Check-in and check-out patients and verify billing information.
• Assist in front office operations for the dental practices.
• Attend meetings approved by SDM to advance the profession.
• Supervise and manage a 10–15 chair patient practice area.
• Work with faculty and students to maintain patient flow.
• Take direction and assist dental students daily.
• Be available for work during assigned hours for student instruction.
• Report end-of-day balance and balance reports for the Financial Officer.
• Protect money, checks, and collect insurance information.
• Coordinate dental materials inventory with the Dispensary.
• Support institutional fundraising and scholarship activities.
• Participate in scholarly activity to enrich student learning.
• Be a representative of LECOM in the community and in outreach.
• Accept other duties needed for practice needs.

Skills

Patient relations

Scheduling

Bookkeeping

MS Office Suite

Data entry

Communication skills

Organizational skills

AxiUm entry

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school diploma

AS or BS degree

Tools

Jenzabar

AxiUm

Job description

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) seeks a Patient Care Coordinator for its School of Dental Medicine to manage front office operations, schedule patients, balance cash and process insurance information.

You will work with faculty and students to ensure smooth patient flow, maintain HIPAA and FERPA compliance, use the AxiUm system, and support billing and data entry tasks in a fast-paced clinical environment.